Golfers Predict Scores With 15 Inch Cups
An anonymous Golf Magazine poll of PGA Tour players asks what score would result on a tough par 72 with 15 inch cups. Many joke about lips and margins while noting historical advocacy by Ben Hogan for larger cups to shift emphasis from putting to ball striking.
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Golf Magazine
Ben Hogan
Learning golf early builds expertise through deliberate practice
The article emphasizes that mastery requires about 10 years and 10,000 hours of focused practice per Anders Ericsson. It argues experience, not talent, shapes champions, with the hippocampus predicting outcomes from past patterns. Early correct instruction prevents costly relearning and makes playing enjoyable.
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Anders Ericsson
Florida State University
PGA Tour
University College London
Ericsson
Phillippa Lally
Plane and body type match swing plane in golf
The article explains how body type shapes swing plane. Arc players are tall and loopy, Width players short and explosive, Leverage players rotary and on plane throughout. Prototypes include Furyk, Donald, and Choi.
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Jim Furyk
Luke Donald
K.J. Choi
Degrees of freedom in golf swings
The article explains degrees of freedom as the independent variables needed to solve a problem, applying to golf where body parts move in many ways to complete a swing. It notes the arm has seven degrees of freedom, the hand twenty seven, and the shoulder three, with multiple paths to the same end point.
Golf Perfecter Swing Trainer Lets Lead Arm Guide Swing
The Golf Perfecter is a versatile swing trainer worn on the lead arm. It claims to address 95 percent of golf swing movements, increasing accuracy and distance. It can be worn during social rounds and costs $90 with video demonstrations online at thegolftrainingaidstore.com.
A Star Emerges as Golf Channel Commentator Faxon
The Golf Channel covered the Players Championship highlighting Brad Faxon as color commentator. He impressed as both player and swing analyst with innate interest and deep knowledge.
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Golf Channel
Brad Faxon
Faxon
Golf Doctor shows training under stress from military drills
The article cites Capt. Nathaniel Fick and Recon Marines as examples of how deliberate practice shapes performance under pressure. It argues golfers, like soldiers, fall back to their highest level of training when stressed, stressing hours of range time and team familiarity.
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Reconnaissance Marines
Nathaniel Fick
Why a new putter may seem great at first
A study by LPGA golfer Debbie Crews shows a “newness effect” where a new putter raises brain activity in 26 of 32 measures and improves early, but effects fade as the new becomes automatic. The old pattern recovers and gains prominence again.
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Reno P. A
Debbie Crews
LPGA
Crews
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